1
a
: the middle part of a square sail
b
: the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard
2
: the bagging part of a fishing net
bunted; bunting; bunts
1
: to strike or push with or as if with the head : butt
2
: to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging
: to bunt a baseball
bunter
noun
: a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (genus Tilletia)
Examples of bunt in a Sentence
Verb
The batter bunted for a single.
He bunted the ball toward third base.
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Freeman, who put down a perfect bunt down the third baseline for a single in the fifth, is hitting .304 with a .380 on-base percentage.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, with a scuffling Cubs offense clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth inning, Amaya stepped to the plate and attempted to bunt Matt Shaw over from first.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But leadoff hitter Austin Martin failed to get down a bunt on a safety squeeze play.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Freeman, who put down a perfect bunt down the third baseline for a single in the fifth, is hitting .304 with a .380 on-base percentage.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Miguel Rojas squared around to bunt them over but popped it up.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, with a scuffling Cubs offense clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth inning, Amaya stepped to the plate and attempted to bunt Matt Shaw over from first.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunt. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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